What the f what swearing reveals about our language, our brains, and ourselves

"Smart as hell and funny as fuck, this book explains why we can't stop swearing and what it tells us about our language and brains. Everyone swears. Only the rare individual can avoid ever letting slip an expletive. And yet, we ban the words from television and insist that polite people excise them...

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Main Author:	Bergen, Benjamin K. (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, [2016]
Subjects:	Obscene words > Psychological aspects. Swearing > Psychological aspects. Blessing and cursing > Psychological aspects. Languages, Modern > Obscene words > Psychological aspects. Psychoanalytic interpretation. Psycholinguistics.
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